My Air Layered Fig - MD1 AB

I had reproduced the MD fig tree by the process of airlayer.

This was the plant that I bought on 18 may 2016.

So far I had made 2 seedlings, I called it  by the alphabets A and B. So the new seedling is MD1 A. MD1 is the parent. If I were to buy another MD tree, it is called MD2.

This is the second seedling...

air layered plant MD1B 

My Fig Garden - My Collections

Date 9 June 2016
Additional 4 more trees.
1. purple jordan
2. green jordan
3. btm6
4. btm6



Date 7 June 2016
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And today, I bought more varieties.

1 LSU gold and the other was BK?, I have to get it correct.

LSU is the long one, about 12 inches long

The LSU needs support, it is too tall

Date: 1 June 2016,  I bought three more varieties of my fig trees. All are from NT
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There were:
- alma
- wuhan
- bellone - but the seller is not so sure as the name tag had disappeared.

I am hoping to increase my collection to 20 varieties and keep 3 trees per variety. That will be alot, 60 trees around my little house.

from left bellone, alma and wohan

with the above three, my collection has become 15.

I intend to stop at variety of 15 figs

My New Interest in Fig Tree

I had revived my interest in tropical farming. This time it will be in home farming, that mean I am planting fig tree around my home only.

In my last entry, I talk about the first tree is fruiting fter only 4 months. The price of fresh fig fruits is too expensive in Malaysia. The seedling is worst still.

The high price can be deterrent, and at the same time it can be s motivation, depending on which side you are on.

Here are some of the plants that I am starting to grow...

My Fig Tree is Fruiting

Taken 23 Sept 2015

Taken 10 Jan 2016

Sentul The Rare Fruit

If you are a Malaysian in Kuala Lumpur, certainly would know about Sentol, or Sentul. A township within KL, closely linked to the KTM (Malaysian Railways).  Many of the town folks may not know the origin of the name Sentol. It original from a local jungle fruit.

Sentul on sale the star 25 Aug 2015

This gentleman is selling sentul fruit at RM11 per Kg. Sentul is of the same family as rambai, langsat, tampoi and taban. 

Malaysian Herbal

In the older days, when the modern medicine was not available, the people relied on nature to cure themselves. This is where the herbs played their roles

If you were to go to the Herbal Botanical Garden in Shah Alam, you will be able to see some of the Odd names of the Malaysian Herbal. One of which is the Haba Neraka, directly translated as the Hell Fire.

Dalit Durian Sells in Sabah

The Dalit Durian is new to me.
I am more familiar with the peninsular variety. The wild during is not cultivated, but grow in the wild naturally. It is known as durian daun, because the fruits bear at the twigs and surrounded by the leaves. The cultivated varieties fruit on the branches.  


Looking at the price, it seem to be interesting. At rm25 per kilo, it is a money maker. The other common variety is the kampong version, selling at about rm15 to rm20 per kilo. This durian is cultivated in a smaller plots, thus the supply is lower.

from the star 6 Aug 2015

BOUNTIES OF AGAR TREES

Agar Tree or commonly known as gaharu in Malaysia, has been known for centuries as tree providing the basic ingredient for perfume. The tree grows in the wild malaysian forest and has not been planted on a commercial scale.

TheStar 26 Sept 2013

The Star newspaper carried two-page write-up on the agar tree.

A. Uses
- medicine
- tea - from the leaves
- beauty powder from the leaves.
- herbal soup formula.
- perfume - the current price of black resin is rm2000 per kg.


B. The Plantation
- 121 ha - 330 acres of plantation in Gopeng Perak.
- It took him 21 years to build up the business.

C. Managing The Trees.
The tree will be worth more if infested by fungus.A black resin is secreted as the defence mechanism.

D. Product Processing
The company set up a factory in Gopeng Perak. With its 30 staff , it is currently producing the agar leaves herbal tea, for export to China, US and Indonesia, Middle East and Canada.
- about 1000kg if leaves are harvested daily. They are used to make biscuits, soup sachets and eve instant noodles.

My Dragon Fruit

I had not been taking care of my dragon fruits plants. I was suppose to put fertilizer, the organic type once a month, at least a kilo per tree. As such, the fruits are rather small.

Today I collected 5 fruits...

Wild Flowers at Bukit Tinggi

Bukit Tinggi is a resort located about 30 minutes drive from Kuala Lumpur. The name Bulit Tinggi is the lateral translation of High Hill in English. The name is now changed to berjaya resort.

 Beautiful Violet flowers from the crawler.

special tree with the pods to trap insets and small animal. The pods produces slippery chemical that  cause the animals to slip into the pods.